The first
glance which he gave to the scene, did not please the young man. There
was something about the expression of the uncle's face, which seemed to
the nephew to be as supercilious, as it certainly was angry. Proud,
jealous of his sensibilities, the soul of the youth rose in arms, at the
look which annoyed him. That Edith's father should ever disapprove of
his passion for his cousin, never once entered the young man's brain. He
had not, indeed, once thought upon the matter. He held it to be a thing
of course that the father would welcome a union which promised to
strengthen the family bond, and maintain the family name and blood in
perpetuity. When, therefore, he beheld, in his uncle's face, such an
expression of scorn mixed with indignation, he resented it with the
fervor of his whole soul. He was bewildered, it is true, but he was also
chafed, and it needed that he should turn his eyes to the sweet cause of
his offence, before he could find himself relieved of the painful
feelings which her father's look and manner had occasioned him.
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